Create maps by hand,or import existing data.

It's easy to learn the basics in just a few minutes —
and free to get started!
Start mapping in seconds with no downloads required.

Already have existing data?
Our simple import format makes it easy to create a map from a spreadsheet.
Import a local spreadsheet or use our Google Sheets integration to build
maps from live data (or try
crowd-sourcing your map
by making your Google Sheet publicly editable).

Reduce complex relationshipsinto compelling visualizations, fast.

Organize your project into multiple maps and views
to capture different perspectives.
Cut through the clutter using filter, focus and showcase.

Hide all connections except those where strength is "high" using filters

Show everyone within three degrees of a given person using focus

Highlight key people and fade the rest of map into the background using showcase

Create before and after views of the same map

Free for students and public use!

Registration is free and includes unlimited public projects (editable by you, viewable by anyone).

Working with sensitive data? Upgrade to one of our paid plans to
create private projects where you control who can view your maps.
All paid plans have a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

More than a pretty picture,a visual database.

They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but some people like to know the stories behind the pictures.

Attach additional narrative and data to every element, connection and loop using profiles.
We automatically include a few core fields to get you started (type, label, description, and tags).
From there you can add as many additional fields as you need.

Use the element description to provide a bio for each person

Create a "skills" field to include each person's talents

Track the operating budget of each organization (and even format as currency)

Embed YouTube videos to introduce a person or topic in more depth

Use the connection description to explain why two factors are connected

Style your maps withdata-driven decorations.

Decorate individual elements and connections using the data
you've added to the profiles.

Discover insights throughautomated calculations.

Social network analysis, community detection, clustering, and more!

Use our built-in metrics
(such as closeness, betweenness, and eigenvector centrality)
to identify key elements and connections.
Use our automated community-detection to color elements
by community and identify bridges between communities.

Clustering makes it easy to connect elements based on mutual data.
Quickly see everyone who works for a given organization or who went to the same school.

Find the information brokers and bottlenecks in your network using betweenness

Discover hidden cliques by running community detection

Cluster by strategy and geographic focus to see a landscape of organizations in a given field

Make things easywith custom controls.

When you're ready to share your work with others it's important
to make your map as easy to use as possible.

Our powerful view engine not only allows you to customize the style
of your maps, but also the controls used to interact with it.
Add custom dropdowns, buttons, text, images and more so others can
use your map without feeling lost or overwhelmed.

Add a dropdown that makes it easy to filter by element type

Predefine showcase options to make highlighting regions of the map a breeze

Looking to share a single map on another website?
Use embeds to create an iframe that you can add to your blog or website.

Whether you're using presentations or embeds, our publishing platform is
built to handle as much traffic as you can throw at it (thanks to Amazon's Cloudfront CDN).
Share your work with the world with just a few clicks!

Work alone or bring the whole team.

We've got a plan for you, whether you're working solo or within an organization.

Kumu has two types of accounts:
personal accounts and organization accounts.
Personal projects are great when you're working solo or with a small group of trusted collaborators
(anyone added to a personal project is able to edit it).
Create an organization when you need to add users with read-only access
or share admin and billing responsibilities with others.

Personal and organization projects include the same functionality in-app,
but organizations also make it possible to:

More than just tools,a passionate community.

When you join Kumu you don't just get access to a tool, you become part of the Kumunity
— a creative group of strategists and influencers around the globe
hoping to leave the world a little better than they found it.

Please take the time to read our manifesto if you haven't already. We think you'll enjoy it.